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The Football Association of Ireland can confirm that a new stadium in Drogheda, to be built in conjunction with Louth County Council’s plans for a Municipal Playing Pitches at North Drogheda, has been agreed with the Local Authority.
The new stadium will be an initial 3,000 seater complex with scope of

The Board of the Football Association of Ireland has agreed to the creation of a proposed fund worth €300,000 (split equally between the FAI and the PFAI) to assist SSE Airtricity League clubs who are experiencing difficulty in meeting contractual obligations to professional players.
The FAI have initiated this fund and

Martin Russell – Statement
Due to the constraints and unrealistic circumstances that have unfolded in recent times at Bray Wanderers FC, it is with deep regret that I have made the decision to resign as manager.
I would like to thank all the staff, supporters and players for their efforts whilst at

The Football Association of Ireland and Limerick FC met this evening (July 16) to address outstanding monies owed to the club's players.
Following meetings with the FAI and the club over recent weeks, Limerick FC have this evening confirmed a resolution whereby the club’s players will receive monies owed to them

The Football Association of Ireland confirms that sanctions will be imposed on Bray Wanderers FC with immediate effect following the club's failure to meet an agreed deadline of settling monies owed to players.
FAI officials were engaged with the club over the weekend in an effort to resolve the issue of

‘’All our times have come / Here, but now they’ve gone / Seasons don’t fear the reaper / Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain.’’
The above lyrics are from a famous song by the Blue Oyster Cult called ‘’Don’t Fear the Reaper’’. The song isn’t about football [it’s

Having lifted the League of Ireland title a staggering nine-times in his life-time (five as a player and four as a manager), Dermot Keely is in a better position than most to comment on the current health of domestic football.
Sixty-four-years-young and still as passionate and outspoken on League of Ireland

It's World Cup time again, and as usual we won't be seeing my adopted country Canada participating. And it's a safe bet that we won't see them at the next World Cup either.
Canada's lack of success when it comes to the world's favourite game is glaring (at least in the

Following UEFA's publication of match dates for the EURO 2020 tournament, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross T.D. and Minister of State for Tourism Brendan Griffin T.D., the Football Association of Ireland and Dublin City Council welcomed the announcement as Dublin prepares to host four games in the

It has been announced that former St Patrick's Athletic and current Peterborough keeper Conor O'Malley called into Ireland provisional squad.
O'Malley's club have announced the news on their official website today.
The call up is for the friendly fixtures with France, USA & Scott Brown's testimonial against Celtic.
The full squad has yet